Senators are debating the bill on Thursday, with leadership pushing to advance the measure as soon as possible ahead of a Monday default deadline.
The House passed the bill in a bipartisan 314-117 vote on Wednesday night.
The bill is a big deal in the energy and environment world because it would speed up approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a key project backed by Sen. Joe Manchin (W-Va.) that stretches from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.
It also sets time limits for environmental reviews for energy projects.
Those twin provisions have sparked backlash among some Democratic senators. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), for example, on Thursday introduced an amendment seeking to remove the pipeline measure.
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In a major win for the fossil fuel industry and pro-industry lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the debt ceiling deal lawmakers are racing to pass and send to President Biden’s desk for a signature overhauls the federal permitting process for major energy projects.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) added an amendment to the House-passed debt ceiling bill Thursday, seeking to strip approval for a controversial pipeline backed by fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.).
High fuel prices and energy security concerns are among the factors driving a surge in renewable energy capacity, led by solar power, according to new research from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress in cleaning America’s air, especially in the West.
Unhealthy air alerts triggered by particles of pollution are rising in dozens of cities and counties, chiefly in Western states, the American Lung Association reports. The main reason is rampant wildfires, fed by global warming, causing an annual cycle of smoky devastation.
President Biden was uninjured after falling on stage congratulating the last of the Air Force Academy graduates at a commencement ceremony Thursday. Read more
It was another bad week in Ukraine for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his commanding general, Valery Gerasimov — bad enough to launch criminal retaliation strikes against civilian targets in Kyiv, which largely failed anyway. Read more
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